Critical Race Theory in LIS

Mónica Colón-Aguirre is Assistant Professor at the School of Information Science at the University of South Carolina. She is an experienced library and information science educator, focusing on information science and LIS education from a social justice perspective.Nicole A. Cooke is Augusta Baker Chair and Professor at the School of Information Science at the University of South Carolina. Her research interests include human information behavior, fake news consumption and resistance, and diversity and social justice in librarianship.Aisha M. Johnson is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Outreach at the Georgia Tech Library, and is a revelator of Southern library history. In 2021, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History recognized her impactful work with the Freedom Scholar Award.Anastasia M. Collins is Instructional Librarian & Geographer-at-Large at Phillips Academy. She developed the Anti-Oppression Guide at Simmons University Library, and delivers talks and workshops on equity work in library and information science.

• Introduction to the Volume: Critical Race Theory in Library and Information Science (LIS); Mónica Colón-Aguirre Section 1. CRT and Navigating the White Spaces of Academia Chapter 1. A Brief History of (White) Choices; jaime ding Chapter 2. “I'm Sorry You Had to Experience That:” The Unnecessary Emotional Toll Experienced by BIPOC Women at Community College Libraries; Alejandra S. Méndez Irizarry Chapter 3. Planting Seeds of Change to Help Grow the Field of Librarianship for Native American Students; Tessa R. Campbell Chapter 4. We Have a Problem! Unearthing and Dismantling Whiteness in Instructional Design and Librarianship Practices; Marcia Rapchak, Tinukwa Boulder, Rae Mancilla, and Tasha M. Brown Chapter 5. Student-Led CritLib Initiatives: The Creation of The Critical Librarianship Reading Group; LaTesha Velez, Tori Hopper, and Deborah Yun Caldwell Section 2. CRT as a Bridge to Practice Chapter 6. The CRT Toolkit: Preventing Disinformation Through the Creation of an Open Access Critical Race Theory Toolkit; Cearra N. HarrisChapter 7. Intellectual Freedom as Political Pawn: Aligning the Historical Context of Policing Access with Propositions of Critical Race Theory and InfoCrit Theory; Aisha M. Johnson Chapter 8. Race-avoidant discourse in school library preparation program standards; Julia Burns Petrella Chapter 9. Check Yo’self Before You Wreck Yo’self: Diversity Residents' Experiences Expanding CRT and Antiracism Practices in Collection Development; Mallary Rawls and Amanda M. Leftwich Chapter 10. “Faces at the Bottom of the Archive:” Critical Race Theory in Special Collections Librarianship and Archives, A [Counter Story] Review; Kellee E. Warren Section 3. Combatting Erasure with CRT Chapter 11. The Black Tax: The Impact of Race, Recognition, and Representation in Librarianship; Teneka Williams Chapter 12. Metadata as White Ignorance; Jose C. Guerrero Chapter 13. Bias in the System: A Case for Catalogers’ Judgment; Annisija W. HunterSection 4. CRT Beyond Libraries Chapter 14. A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Book Banning Practices Disguised as Parental Rights Advocacy; Shannon Crooks Chapter 15. A TribalCrit Analysis of Library Legislation in Idaho; Mandi Lyn Harris Chapter 16. “You Can’t Be in That Much Pain”: Navigating Implicit Bias in Women’s Healthcare; Andrea M. Hayes